Name: SOUK Harmonium & Kirtan Training
Start: 2026-04-17T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-19T19:30:00-04:00
Location: SOUK Yoga Studio NYC

Description
SOUK Harmonium & Kirtan Training with Dayal Gauranga and Jessica Stickler:
Learn how to play the harmonium, connect with your voice, tap into the spiritual roots of Kirtan, and gain the confidence to lead kirtan in any setting, including at the beginning or end of an asana practice.
This training will teach you the basics of harmonium, rhythm, and melodies, while also deepening your understanding of Kirtan's spiritual significance. You'll explore mantras, history, and how Kirtan connects you to divine energy, while building the personal qualities needed to share it with others.
Over the weekend, you will get to practice on our harmoniums and you will be able to record the keys of mantras throughout the training.
Whether you’re new to chanting or Kirtan or looking to refine your practice, this weekend intensive will empower you to lead with confidence and authenticity. Everyone is welcome including yoga teachers who want to start or end their classes with a chant.
WHEN: April 17-19th, 2026
Session 1: Friday, 6:30-8:30pm
Session 2: Saturday, 1pm - 2:30pm
Session 3: Saturday, 5pm-8:30pm (includes 7pm Monthly Kirtan)
Session 4: Sunday, 1-3:30pm
Session 5: Sunday, 5:30-7:30pm
PRICING: $350
WHO:
Dayal Gauranga spent ten years of life as a monk travelling to India and immersing in spiritual study and service. He is currently a teacher, coach, and practitioner. Dayal is a devoted community member and continues to lead kirtan as well as teach others to develop their kirtan leadership through workshops like these! Dayal is the co-founder, along with his wife, of the Conscious Earth Institute, a spiritually based counseling, education, and training organization to help individuals heal from inner wounds in order to live life from a place of true Self.
Jessica Stickler has been teaching Jivamukti Yoga since 2008. A lifetime music lover, Jessica resonated with the Jivamukti yoga method emphasis on bhakti and on music as community and spiritual experience. Jessica is also a student of sanskrit and is interested in the way language carries meaning through the traditions of yoga.